A fuel delivery system automatically selects one out of several available fuels for a vehicle having a specialized fuel filler neck. A dispenser pump assembly includes a pump base, a hose assembly and a nozzle assembly which includes a nozzle spout and a cylindrical collar member slidably mounted on the nozzle spout. A sensor on the nozzle assembly generates a signal, based on a position of the collar when the spout is fully inserted into a fuel filler neck of the vehicle. The signal is transmitted via wires, wireless signal, fiber-optic cables or other medium. An electronic controller in the pump base selects an appropriate fuel, based on the signal received from the sensor. If the available fuels include percentages of ethanol or other additives, a precision blending system ensures that the correct amount of additive is provided. Methods of selecting a fuel using the system hereof are also disclosed.

An apparatus comprises a passive RFID tag designed to provide information identifying at least one fuel compatible with a vehicle.

A fluid exchanger may exchange a fluid (e.g., coolant) in a reservoir (e.g., vehicle radiator) by removing or withdrawing a first fluid (e.g., old, spent, used, etc.) and by introducing a second fluid (e.g., new, clean, etc.). For example, the fluid exchanger may use a negative pressure, suction, or vacuum to draw the first fluid from the reservoir, and subsequently, the second fluid may be transferred into the reservoir using a negative pressure held in the reservoir, a positive pressure applied to the second fluid, or a combination thereof. The fluid exchanger may also include a multi-purpose, hand-held nozzle that can change an operation of the fluid exchanger from a withdrawing mode to a dispensing mode.

A fluid management system includes an authentication device and a fluid dispensing meter, and the fluid dispensing meter includes a processor and a memory. The authentication device is configured to provide data to the processor. The processor is configured to recall information from the memory, to compare the information to the data received from the authenticator, and to control a trigger control mechanism between the activated state and the deactivated state based on the comparison.

To provide a fluid supply apparatus capable of preventing inconveniences cause by cut of a signal line when a filling hose is separated through an emergency separation pipe joint. The fluid supply apparatus (100: fluid supply apparatus for supplying fluid such as hydrogen gas and gasoline) includes a supply system for transporting fluid such as hydrogen gas and gasoline in a housing main body while measuring flow rate of the fluid; a control mechanism for controlling the supply system; a hose (2) introduced from the supply system and having a nozzle (1) at an end thereof; and a signal line (3) along the hose (2), wherein the signal line (3) is detachable.

A repositionable radio frequency identification housing (18) for a fuel delivery nozzle (10) is disclosed. The RFID housing (18) is affixed to and is repositionable relative to the fuel delivery nozzle (10). A RFID reader is positioned within the housing (18) for communicating with a radio frequency identification tag associated with a vehicle. The RFID housing (18) is repositionable to accommodate vehicles of different physical geometries and to enhance wireless communication with the RFID tag.

In an example, a method of supplying fuel to a fuel tank of a vehicle includes supplying, via a fuel line, fuel to a fuel tank of a vehicle at an initial rate of fuel flow, which causes an electrostatic charge to accumulate on a surface of the fuel in the fuel tank. The method also includes exposing an air medium in the fuel tank to ionizing radiation to increase a level of ionization of an air medium in the fuel tank and increase a rate of dissipation of the electrostatic charge. The method includes determining the level of ionization of the air medium in the fuel tank, and determining an increased rate of fuel flow based on a difference between the determined level of ionization and a baseline level of ionization. The method further includes supplying the fuel to the fuel tank at the increased rate of fuel flow.

A gas pump identification system for identifying a gas pump through a non-contact type sensor provided in a vehicle and making payment may include acquiring, by a gas pump identification information acquirer disposed in a vehicle, identification information related to a gas pump from a gas pump identification information provider provided in a filling gun while the filling gun of the gas pump is inserted into a filling inlet of the vehicle, transmitting the acquired identification information to a terminal of the vehicle, and generating, by the terminal, order information based on the identification information and transmitting the order information to a payment server, wherein the gas pump identification information acquirer acquires the identification information from the gas pump identification information provider using a non-contact recognition method in a state in which the filling gun is inserted into the filling inlet.

A fluid management system includes an authentication device and a fluid dispensing meter, and the fluid dispensing meter includes a processor and a memory. The authentication device is configured to provide user-identification data to the processor. The processor is configured to recall approved user identities from the memory, to compare the approved user identities to the user-identification data received from the authenticator, and to control a trigger control mechanism between the activated state and the deactivated state based on the comparison of the user-identification data and the approved user identities.

An apparatus comprises a passive RFID tag designed to provide information identifying at least one fuel compatible with a vehicle.